poem three / Nellie Wong at Ninety
NELLIE WONG celebrates her ninetieth birthday with the publication of Nothing Like Freedom, her fifth collection, after Dreams of Harrison Railroad Park (1977), Death of Long Steam Lady (1986), Stolen Moments (1997), and Breakfast Lunch Dinner (2012). “Nellie Wong at Ninety” is a digital companion project centered around nine poems, chosen by Nellie to represent each decade of her storied life.
Nellie shares a memory about the dress that she is wearing in the photo taken at the Great China — her very first purchase, after earning her own first paychecks, working as a secretary.
 Nellie at Great China Restaurant |